diff --git a/drawWindows.c b/drawWindows.c
index 51f89a3..274c19c 100644
--- a/drawWindows.c
+++ b/drawWindows.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <world.h>
 #include <initializeWorld.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <weaponsSystem.h>
@@ -160,6 +161,36 @@ void updateInfoWin(){
 	wnoutrefresh(infoWin);
 }
 
+void drawGameStartWin(){
+	gameStartWin=newwin(11,39,viewportWinRows/4,viewportWinCols/4);
+	int gameStartWinRows, gameStartWinCols;
+	getmaxyx(gameStartWin,gameStartWinRows,gameStartWinCols);
+	
+	mvwprintw(gameStartWin,1,(gameStartWinCols-strlen("HOW TO PLAY"))/2,"%s","HOW TO PLAY");
+	
+	mvwprintw(gameStartWin,3,13,"WASD | MOVE");
+	mvwprintw(gameStartWin,4,11,"ARROWS | ATTACK");
+	mvwprintw(gameStartWin,5,13,"1234 | SELECT WEAPON");
+	mvwprintw(gameStartWin,6,16,"R | RELOAD");
+	mvwprintw(gameStartWin,7,15,"QE | USE ITEM");
+	
+	mvwprintw(gameStartWin,(gameStartWinRows)-2,(gameStartWinCols-strlen("Press any key to start or 'q' to quit"))/2,"%s","Press any key to start or 'q' to quit");
+	
+	box(gameStartWin,0,0);
+	wnoutrefresh(gameStartWin);
+	doupdate();
+	
+	char input = wgetch(gameStartWin);
+	switch(input){
+		case 'q':
+		case 'Q':
+			endwin();
+			exit(0);
+		default:
+			nodelay(stdscr, TRUE);
+			return;
+	}
+}
 
 void drawGameOverWin(){
 	gameOverWin=newwin(11,39,viewportWinRows/4,viewportWinCols/4);
diff --git a/drawWindows.h b/drawWindows.h
index bda0b64..c07d52f 100644
--- a/drawWindows.h
+++ b/drawWindows.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 void updateViewportWin();
 void updateInfoWin();
+void drawGameStartWin();
 void drawGameOverWin();
 
 #endif
diff --git a/initializeWorld.c b/initializeWorld.c
index 8655a37..d16320e 100644
--- a/initializeWorld.c
+++ b/initializeWorld.c
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 #include <getPos.h>
 
 void initializeWorld() {
-	
-	startTime=clock();
-	timerStart=clock();
 
 	srand(time(NULL));
 	initscr();
@@ -45,6 +42,8 @@ void initializeWorld() {
 		exit(0);
 	}
 	
+	drawGameStartWin();	
+	
 	viewportWin=newwin(viewportWinRows,viewportWinCols,0,0);
 	infoWin=newwin(infoWinRows,infoWinCols,viewportWinRows,0);
 
@@ -65,6 +64,9 @@ void initializeWorld() {
 		struct OpenPos openPos = getOpenPos();
 		addZombie(openPos.y,openPos.x);
 	}
+	
+	startTime=clock();
+	timerStart=clock();
 }
 
 void restartGame(){
diff --git a/world.h b/world.h
index 3fedead..358f5f1 100644
--- a/world.h
+++ b/world.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ float secsElapsed;
 
 WINDOW* viewportWin;
 WINDOW* infoWin;
+WINDOW* gameStartWin;
 WINDOW* gameOverWin;
 
 int stdscrRows,stdscrCols;